USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)

47°33′09″N 122°39′16″W / 47.5525437°N 122.6544216°W / 47.5525437; -122.6544216

USNS Bridge
History
United States
NameUSNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)
NamesakeHoratio Bridge
Ordered6 December 1989
Awarded15 January 1993
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego County, California
Laid down2 August 1994
Launched24 August 1996
Commissioned5 August 1998
Decommissioned24 June 2004
In service24 June 2004
Out of service30 September 2014
Stricken15 September 2022[1]
Identification
StatusStricken
General characteristics
Class and typeSupply class
Displacement48,800 long tons (49,600 t)
Length754.6 ft (230.0 m)
Beam107 ft (33 m)
Draught39 ft (12 m)
Installed power105,000 hp (78 MW)
Propulsionfour General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines, Two Propellers
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement176 civilians, 30–45 military
Aircraft carriedTwo CH-46E Sea Knight or MH-60S Seahawk helicopters

USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10), (formerly USS Bridge [AOE-10]), is the fourth ship of the Supply-class of fast combat support ships in the United States Navy. She is the second ship in the Navy named after Horatio Bridge, a Commodore who served during the Civil War. Bridge was commissioned on 5 August 1998.

  1. ^ "Bridge (AOE 10)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 1 March 2023.